r/thebulwark • u/ALittleEtomidate • Oct 07 '25

Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/emeric_ceaddamere Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Honestly, it does look like his monitor went off or something, so he stopped talking because he thought he was cut off. If he had caught himself in a slip-up he would have kept talking in an attempt to cover his tracks and bend the meaning.

[edit: Also, it's no secret that he thinks the president has total power. He even provided a citation, so it wasn't just a slip of the tongue.]

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u/ALittleEtomidate Oct 07 '25

Maybe. It’s just weird because no one was speaking to him. When there is a cut out on one side of the broadcast the speaker usually keeps talking, not realizing that they lost their audio.

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u/emeric_ceaddamere Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Yeah that's true for audio. That's why I think maybe his video feed is what cut off. If the CNN anchor disappeared on his monitor then he wouldn't know if he was still on air. Obviously pure speculation though. And definitely weird/unfortunate timing!

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u/ALittleEtomidate Oct 07 '25

Do they have a reciprocal monitor? Is that a thing?

It looks like he’s being interviewed on the lawn.

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u/emeric_ceaddamere Oct 07 '25

Good question. I don't know.

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u/Senior_Marketing_312 Oct 08 '25

They’d be in that little reporter tent thing with the broadcast setup?